How To Make Green Minestrone
Enjoy a warm bowl of this green minestrone that combines chicken broth, tubetti pasta, and spinach for a filling dish that’s perfect for the cold weather.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3tbspolive oil
- 1onion
- 1fennel bulb
- 3celery ribs
- 1½tspsalt
- 1lbboiling potatoes
- 4cupslow-sodium chicken broth,canned, or homemade stock
- 3cupswater
- ¼tspfresh ground black pepper
- ½cuptubetti,or other small macaroni
- ½lbswiss chard
- 1lbspinach
- ⅓cupparmesan,grated
Instructions
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In a large saucepan, heat the oil over moderately low heat. Add the onion, fennel, celery, and ¼ teaspoon of the salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes until the vegetables start to soften.
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Add the potatoes, broth, water, the remaining salt, and the pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the pasta and simmer for 5 minutes longer.
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Add the Swiss chard and spinach and bring the soup back to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes longer until the greens are wilted and the pasta is tender. Stir in the Parmesan.
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Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Calories: 336.54kcal
- Fat: 15.63g
- Saturated Fat: 4.06g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 9.07g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.84g
- Carbohydrates: 37.52g
- Fiber: 8.77g
- Sugar: 6.42g
- Protein: 17.08g
- Cholesterol: 8.43mg
- Sodium: 1394.75mg
- Calcium: 365.74mg
- Potassium: 1911.36mg
- Iron: 6.22mg
- Vitamin A: 765.72µg
- Vitamin C: 81.48mg
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